Push Back
The swift collapse of the Trump administration's proposed anti-weaponisation fund is significant for reasons that extend far beyond the fate of a single programme.
The swift collapse of the Trump administration's proposed anti-weaponisation fund is significant for reasons that extend far beyond the fate of a single programme.
The geopolitical shock created by the Iran conflict is forcing countries far beyond West Asia to confront an uncomfortable reality: energy security can no longer be built around a single region, a single route or a single set of political assumptions.
On 28 February 2026, the war that diplomats had spent two years rehearsing began. American and Israeli aircraft struck Iranian nuclear and missile installations; Iran’s Supreme Leader was killed, and by 2 March the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had formally closed the Strait of Hormuz to merchant traffic, laying mines and warning off shipping.
Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta-owned copper mining company CopperTech Metals Inc, which is domiciled in the United States, has announced that it has publicly filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its proposed initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Scott Bessent said Washington is working with European and Gulf allies to target Iranian financial networks, freeze assets and disrupt funding channels linked to Tehran.
US President Donald Trump stated that India is working on a trade deal along the same lines as the one he announced with Indonesia, which will provide the US with greater access to the Indian market.
US President Donald Trump has once again claimed credit for brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, stating that the two nations were on the brink of nuclear war before his intervention.
Welcoming Elon Musk-run Tesla’s entry into India, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the country is now a robust market for electric mobility and the US-based electric car-maker is going to change the entire market.
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania's Butler County on 13 July 2024 was one of the most jarring events in modern American politics. At the time, Mr Trump was a former president seeking a return to office.
The recent high-level visits of Pakistan’s top military leadership to the United States ~ first by Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and then Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu ~ are signalling a potential shift in South Asia’s strategic landscape.
